Author Archives: Guanqun
Google to hire more than 6,000 in 2011
BEIJING, Jan. 26 — Internet giant Google Inc. said it plans to hire at least 6,200 people this year in the company’s biggest expansion yet, according to media reports Wednesday. The hiring plan was announced on Tuesday by Google’s senior … Continue reading
Toni Braxton is bankrupt, again
BEIJING, Oct. 8 — U.S. singer Toni Braxton has filed for bankruptcy a second time, citing millions of dollars in debt, according to media reports Friday. The six-time Grammy Award winner filed for bankruptcy in Los Angeles, meaning she does … Continue reading
22 percent Americans have arthritis, obesity partly to blame
BEIJING, Oct. 8 — About 22 percent of U.S. adults have been told by doctors that they have arthritis, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Thursday. In its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report for Oct. 8, … Continue reading
Researchers find longest genome in white flower
BEIJING, Oct. 8 — An ordinary-looking white flower from Japan may carry the longest genome ever discovered, a new study suggested Thursday. The Paris japonica, a 12-inch (30-centimeter) flower native to Japan, has a genetic code 50 times long as that … Continue reading
Google fires engineer for snooping on users
BEIJING, Sept. 16 — Google confirmed Wednesday that it fired an employee earlier this year for violating its policies on accessing the accounts of its users. David Barksdale, a 27-year-old engineer in Google’s Seattle offices, used his position to break … Continue reading
Apple’s iPad to hit Chinese market Friday
BEIJING, Sept. 14 — Apple Inc. plans to begin official sales of its iPad tablet computer this Friday in China, the company announced on Monday. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the Wi-Fi models of the iPad will be … Continue reading
Expedition to create hi-tech map of “Titanic” wreckage
BEIJING, Aug. 23 — A team of scientists set out from Canada Monday to create a detailed map of the wreckage of the Titanic. Setting out from St John’s, Newfoundland, the 30-member crew will spend more than 20 days at sea, … Continue reading
Steven Tyler confirmed to be newest “American Idol” judge
BEIJING, Aug. 19 — American rock band Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has finalized a contract to become the newest judge on “American Idol,” according to media reports Thursday. Sources at FOX TV were quoted by E! Online as saying that … Continue reading
Apple manager pleads not guilty in kickbacks case
BEIJING, Aug. 17 — Apple Inc. global-supply manager Paul Devine pleaded not guilty to charges that he accepted kickbacks from Asian suppliers Monday. Devine, 37, was charged in a federal grand jury indictment last Wednesday with 23 counts of wire … Continue reading
Megan Fox marries Brian Austin Green
BEIJING, June 30 — U.S. actress Megan Fox officially married her longtime boyfriend, Brian Austin Green, in Hawaii last weekend, media reports confirmed Wednesday. The couple was married at the Four Seasons Hotel resort on June 24 when vacationing on … Continue reading